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Son of valfrid Karlsson and Aina Josefina Jansson-Sjöblom of Laby, Ahvernannmaa, Finland.
On 9 October 1942, at 6.07 am, the Carolus was sailing with convoy NL-9 when it was torpedoed and sunk by U-69 in the Gulf of St Lawrence, opposite Bic Island, Quebec, position 48°47'N/68°10'W. Eleven crew members lost their lives and the 19 survivors were rescued by HMCS Hepatica (K159) and HMCS Arrowhead (K145).
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Page 163 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance.
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